Drugs

Over 200 kilograms of drugs seized during police raid on Hod Hasharon plant nursery

A significant portion of the drugs had been hidden inside various food products, including chocolate bars, cookies, and candy, all packaged and prepared for immediate distribution.

(Illustrative) Workers working at a cannabis farm in central Israel, on May 5, 2026.
Medications. Ilustrative.

Israeli PolyPid signs $320 million deal to sell drug preventing surgical infections in US, Canada

Rescue efforts progress after MV Barima, a ferry carrying people, capsized off the coast of Guyana in South America, in this handout image released on July 19, 2026.

At least 27 dead, 83 missing after passenger ferry capsizes off Guyana coast

Still from a video of a French Navy sniper shooting the engine of a cocaine smuggling boat, October 18, 2025

European agency advocates using military force to stop maritime 'cocaine highway' - report


Israeli questioned in Italian airport after 216 kg of khat found in seven suitcases in his luggage

In Yemen and Israel, khat is not defined as a dangerous drug, but the situation is different in Italy and in most countries around the world.

Approximately 216 kg of khat seized from an Israeli at an Italian airport, July 13, 2026.

Codename 'Nomad': First Bedouin undercover agent cracks major Israeli organized crime network

During his time undercover, the Nomad was party to dozens of arms deals and drug deals, purchasing four illegal M-16 rifles, dozens of handguns, and about 500 grams of cocaine.

Israeli security forces conduct raids in the overt phase of Operation "Nomad," July 13, 2026.

WATCH: Dozens arrested in ongoing countrywide weapons, drug trafficking raid led by Lahav 433

The operation involves hundreds of Israel Police and Border Police officers, and is expected to arrest dozens of suspects.

Israel police conducting an operation, July 13, 2026.

How Evogene is changing the future for the pharma and agriculture markets

AI-driven small molecule discovery, which underlies most drugs on the market, is a challenge being tackled through science and technology

Automated pharmaceutical conveyor line, robotic arms handling medical vials

US sentences alleged cousin of Bashar Assad to prison for role in narco-terrorism conspiracy

Kassis, 59, is a Lebanon-based drug trafficker who used his connections in Syria to traffic both cocaine and weapons. He laundered his earnings through associates in Colombia.

A line of cocaine is seen being snorted through a rolled up dollar.

Dozens of drones entered Gaza Strip over recent months, fears Hamas could use in attack - report

At least 28 drones reportedly entered Gaza in recent months, raising concerns they reached Hamas, despite the IDF thwarting 89 drone smuggling attempts since January, according to Army Radio.

IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights.

Israel Police arrest two for cross-border smuggling in massive drug bust near Egyptian border

The two are expected to be charged under the new offense of violating the state's sovereignty at the borders, an offense never before used in the Southern District.

 View of road 10, on the border with Egypt, April 7, 2023.

Study: The party drug that relieves resistant depression and suicidal thoughts

A new review in the medical journal JAMA Psychiatry has found that administering ketamine via intravenous infusion may reduce severe depression symptoms within hours.

Illustration: Depression

Haifa drug lab busted as police crack down on networks flooding the market with illegal substances

During the operation, officers located an apartment suspected of being used for drug cultivation. A search of the premises led to the seizure of cannabis with a total weight of about seven kilograms.

Israel Police at an Ashdod crime scene, June 21, 2026.

Supermarkets containing drugged baby food barred from selling edible products, cosmetics

According to the Health Ministry, a total of five tainted products were found during the investigation, with three handed over by customers and two found on store shelves.

Baby food at the Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on February 3, 2022.